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FDI World Dental Congress 2023
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Dr Dongbo Fu

World Health Organization

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A medical officer for tobacco cessation in No Tobacco Unit (TFI), Department of Health Promotion at World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Dongbo Fu has over 15 years international and country-level experience in tobacco cessation and treatment of tobacco dependence. He is WHO's principal focal point for providing technical leadership in working with WHO member states to establish and strengthen their national tobacco cessation and treatment systems as part of comprehensive tobacco control strategy and part of the universal health coverage (UHC) intervention package. Dr Fu has coordinated the development of a series of WHO technical tools for integrating brief tobacco interventions into primary care services and for developing and improving national toll-free tobacco quit line services. He also provides direct technical support to WHO Member States to develop and implement national tobacco cessation strategies through regional and country-level training workshops.

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